Monday, March 31, 2014

Exploring the beautiful and interesting Melbourne City

Hopped a tram from St Kilda to Melbourne CBD and enjoyed strolling the city - interesting and beautiful! A dramatic meld of old and new architecture, giving the city a modern feel but displaying the respect for the cities heritage.
Riding the tram into Melbourne City centre (CBD)


Strolled around this lovely and interesting city centre

The iconic Flinders Street Station



Transport in the city - walk, bike,tram, train......
Loved riding the Melbourne Trams!

St Paul's Cathedral


Beautiful Gothic features

Federation Square


The Victorian Heritage Listed Young and Jackson Hotel

More Melbourne transport
Australia owes this man a lot!
English navigator and cartographer, who was the first to circumnavigate Australia and identify it as a continent.
Matthew Flinders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The majestic Melbourne Town Hall
One of Melbourne's beautiful heritage arcades
Amazing mosaics throughout the arcade!
There was a line up to take "tea" at this amazing cafe in the arcade




One of the cute lane ways that riddle the CBD - they create the perfect mood and atmosphere to enjoy a coffee break, do some people watching and listen to the buskers


Love Melbourne's heritage arcades!



Yum - Many Macaroons! - a sweet treat!




Graffiti art lines this laneway
Fun street sculptures!

China Town

The historic and beautiful Court Building





Australia's famous bushranger, Ned Kelly, was hung here




The famous Lygon Street
Lygon Street's name has become synonymous with Italian restaurants and cafés located in Carlton. 










The Melbourne Museum and The Royal Exhibition Building
Old and new stand proudly together!






The iconic fountain!

Unfortunately we couldn't go into the beautiful Carlton Gardens adjacent to the magnificent Royal Exhibition Building because it was all closed off readying for the International Flower Show being held there!

Carlton Gardens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia







Interesting painting adorns an inner city building




Beautiful!!!






Relaxing in the elegant foyer!







The historic Princess Theatre listed by the National Trust of Australia and on the Victorian heritage Register


Caught a coffee in one of the quaint lanes before catching the train home
Loved Melbourne!